Hello all!

[Guest guest]

Hello, and welcome.

I was an art major in college, my husband thinks that makes me " weird " in a

good way. lol and I too am kind of keeping this IOWL a secret. I have shared

with two, and got not much response, so i have kept to to myself. I love the

group. This is the " Community " wants us to have. I read the posts all the

time. I don't post much myself, but will gradually add more. I too don't

binge, i just graze alot. And all my weight goes to my waist, which makes jeans

bag and sag on my legs because to get the waist to fit, the legs do not. :-)

Wish we could design our own clothes!!!

What a success you had with the breakfast the other morning! WTG Have you

started your success journal? that one should definitely go in there. It is in

episode # 18. Congrats and welcome to the group. Hope you continue to tell us

of all your successes!!

Wyna

>

> Hello!

>

> Finally I brought myself up to take a leap of faith and join this community. I

am 23 years old, an art student and art enthusiast. As far as I remember I have

been overweight, to the point that I don't even know what I would look like if I

were thin!

> I am about 40 pounds overweight, standing at 176 lbs at 5'7 " . Though I carry

my weight well, meaning people can never guess how heavy I really am because I

have a small frame and I am pear shaped, I am extremely self concious about my

thighs and butt. They are jiggly and full of cellulite, and the thought of going

to the beach with my friends is out if the question. My waist to hip ratio is

extreme; I have a really tiny waist and a really big butt. It almost looks

cartoony. Many people might say that's a good thing and is feminine, but I just

hate it, have always hated it, was made fun of at school when I was a kid.. I

can never find pants that fit me right, and I don't want to imagine what I must

look like from behind. Especially with underwear or swimsuit, and no, I have

never worn a bikini in my life.

> I have tried many diets in my life, the one that worked the best was Dr.

Elvebakk's diet (don't know if you guys no about her, she is the inventor of the

Food Tree) in which I was not allowed to have any kind of pasta, rica, bread,

potato, corn or any kind of processed sugar. My diet was simply eggs,

vegetables, meat and fruit, which is really really healthy. But I found it soooo

difficult to continue, and I quit after losing about 14 pounds. I started eating

bread and rice and before I know it my weight jumped back up, thought I have not

fully gained it all back, I gained about 8 lbs back. I am trying to get to my

ultimate body, the body that I would be proud of. Somewhere around 130 lbs. I

want to look good and feel good and be proportionate.

> I have started listening to IOWL for the past week, and I must say I am very

excited. I even lost 2 lbs in this past week! One of my biggest bafflements is

that I am not craving all the sweets and stuff that I used to crave. Here's my

eating pattern: if there's food in front of me, and its slightly delicious, it

will end up inside of my mouth within seconds. I don't binge and purge, I never

eat untill i'm physically too uncomfortable (althought I may have a couple times

in my life) and basically all I need is to eat a little less, meaning I should

crave things a little less and not obsess about the thought of eating so much.

> Today I did something good. I was craving a Mcs cheezeburger, (and mind

you, i don't eat fastfood, and last Mc I ate was probably a year ago) and

I was alone. There was a Mcs infront of me. I entered and waited in line,

it was 10 am, they were only serving breakfast. When I asked if they have

hamburgers and they said no, the old me would have gotten something else from

the menu that is slightly delicious. But instead I realized that I don't want

anything other than that cheezeburger, so I thanked and walked out. Went into

jamba juice to get a smoothie for breakfast. The clerk was trying to talk me

into getting this really rich creamy smoothie and talking about how delicious it

is and what a good breakfast it makes and how it's only 250 calories and such.

Then I asked about the nutritional values and he pointed at a book. I looked

through the book and found that that smoothie might by low calorie, but it

contained about 40 grams of pure sugar! Having done Dr. Elvebakk's Food Tree

diet for such a long time, I know that it is a terrible amount of sugar. So

instead i craved something better, notice the word; CRAVE.. I actually WANTED

something that is healthier for me. I went for a hot oatmeal without any brown

sugar and with fresh bananas on top. It was maybe a total of 140 calories all

together. I walked out with that and enjoyed it, it was not extremely delicious

(oatmeal is not that great even with sugar, and this was without any sugar!) I

enjoyed most of it and when I ran out of bananas to give it taste I threw the

rest away because I was full, and didn't want the rest of it. This is absolutely

a revolutionary road for me to start with a cheezeburger intention and end up

with a sugarless oatmeal. I feel like this program, or rather this way of

thinking, is my key to release my inner naturaly slender woman.

> This experience today made me want to write to you all and share my

experience. I am very happy that I am talking about this with someone, because I

am sure my friends are sick of listening to me talk about all my different

diets. This one is between me, and you guys. It is personal, slightly secret,

and all that enjoyable. It is better than buying that Ritter sport chocolate

when I am in Walgreens, and it feels better than obsessing over that leftover

cheesecake in my refrigerator. I am ready to be the best that I can be, not only

in my way of thinking about my body, but also in my art and career.

>

> Thank you all, and sorry if this is too long to read. I will write more

frequently and shorter throughout my journey.

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Mittyume.

 

I think it's GREAT that you've found something that works for you and fantastic

that you were actually craving something healthy for your body. Doesn't it feel

sooo good?? I guess with summer coming up all of a lot of us have a towards

motivation of putting on that swimsuit and enjoying the day with friends and/or

family. I feel exactly the same way.

 

 

I just wanted you to know that you are an inspiration for me tonight. :-) I have

been feeling a bit blue and discouraged and you gave me a huge dose of

inspiration.

 

 I wish that i had discovered something at the age of 23 which could have

helped me to overcome my problem with weight and helped me to discover ways to

love my body better.  I would really like to help in any way that I can.

 

Thank you for the inspiration

 

From: <lsageev@...>

Subject: Re: Hello all!

weightloss

Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 11:10 AM

 

First of all, welcome! Sounds like you've made enormous progress in just a short

time with IOWL. Please continue to share these successes with us!

Here's the second thing that struck me about your post....

It's my body double!! LOL!

Actually, I was 181 lbs when I started this weight loss journey a few years

back, and my goal was 135.... But yeah, the sands of time ran to the bottom of

this hourglass when I was in my teens! :-)

I did hit my goal--even at 135 I couldn't always find pants that fit well, but

it was a lot easier.... And I did hit the point where I stopped thinking

" thunder thighs " and started thinking " J Lo butt. " LOL! OTOH, I think one of the

things that led to my regain was feeling way too thin on top. This time, I'm

working on intent setting and visualizing where I have stored energy that can be

released....

I'm now hanging out right at the top of my (our) healthy weight range. To the

point where most of the month I'm " normal " weight, and ovulation or PMS bloating

put me into " overweight " . But I think that at 43, not 23, this might be closer

to my actual goal. :-)

________________________________

From: mittyume <mittyume@...>

weightloss

Sent: Mon, May 17, 2010 9:14:57 PM

Subject: Hello all!

Hello!

Finally I brought myself up to take a leap of faith and join this community. I

am 23 years old, an art student and art enthusiast. As far as I remember I have

been overweight, to the point that I don't even know what I would look like if I

were thin!

I am about 40 pounds overweight, standing at 176 lbs at 5'7 " . Though I carry my

weight well, meaning people can never guess how heavy I really am because I have

a small frame and I am pear shaped, I am extremely self concious about my thighs

and butt. They are jiggly and full of cellulite, and the thought of going to the

beach with my friends is out if the question. My waist to hip ratio is extreme;

I have a really tiny waist and a really big butt. It almost looks cartoony. Many

people might say that's a good thing and is feminine, but I just hate it, have

always hated it, was made fun of at school when I was a kid.. I can never find

pants that fit me right, and I don't want to imagine what I must look like from

behind. Especially with underwear or swimsuit, and no, I have never worn a

bikini in my life.

I have tried many diets in my life, the one that worked the best was Dr.

Elvebakk's diet (don't know if you guys no about her, she is the inventor of the

Food Tree) in which I was not allowed to have any kind of pasta, rica, bread,

potato, corn or any kind of processed sugar. My diet was simply eggs,

vegetables, meat and fruit, which is really really healthy. But I found it soooo

difficult to continue, and I quit after losing about 14 pounds. I started eating

bread and rice and before I know it my weight jumped back up, thought I have not

fully gained it all back, I gained about 8 lbs back. I am trying to get to my

ultimate body, the body that I would be proud of. Somewhere around 130 lbs. I

want to look good and feel good and be proportionate.

I have started listening to IOWL for the past week, and I must say I am very

excited. I even lost 2 lbs in this past week! One of my biggest bafflements is

that I am not craving all the sweets and stuff that I used to crave. Here's my

eating pattern: if there's food in front of me, and its slightly delicious, it

will end up inside of my mouth within seconds. I don't binge and purge, I never

eat untill i'm physically too uncomfortable (althought I may have a couple times

in my life) and basically all I need is to eat a little less, meaning I should

crave things a little less and not obsess about the thought of eating so much.

Today I did something good. I was craving a Mcs cheezeburger, (and mind

you, i don't eat fastfood, and last Mc I ate was probably a year ago) and

I was alone. There was a Mcs infront of me. I entered and waited in line,

it was 10 am, they were only serving breakfast. When I asked if they have

hamburgers and they said no, the old me would have gotten something else from

the menu that is slightly delicious. But instead I realized that I don't want

anything other than that cheezeburger, so I thanked and walked out. Went into

jamba juice to get a smoothie for breakfast. The clerk was trying to talk me

into getting this really rich creamy smoothie and talking about how delicious it

is and what a good breakfast it makes and how it's only 250 calories and such.

Then I asked about the nutritional values and he pointed at a book. I looked

through the book and found that that smoothie might by low calorie, but it

contained about 40 grams of pure

sugar! Having done Dr. Elvebakk's Food Tree diet for such a long time, I know

that it is a terrible amount of sugar. So instead i craved something better,

notice the word; CRAVE.. I actually WANTED something that is healthier for me. I

went for a hot oatmeal without any brown sugar and with fresh bananas on top. It

was maybe a total of 140 calories all together. I walked out with that and

enjoyed it, it was not extremely delicious (oatmeal is not that great even with

sugar, and this was without any sugar!) I enjoyed most of it and when I ran out

of bananas to give it taste I threw the rest away because I was full, and didn't

want the rest of it. This is absolutely a revolutionary road for me to start

with a cheezeburger intention and end up with a sugarless oatmeal. I feel like

this program, or rather this way of thinking, is my key to release my inner

naturaly slender woman.

This experience today made me want to write to you all and share my experience.

I am very happy that I am talking about this with someone, because I am sure my

friends are sick of listening to me talk about all my different diets. This one

is between me, and you guys. It is personal, slightly secret, and all that

enjoyable. It is better than buying that Ritter sport chocolate when I am in

Walgreens, and it feels better than obsessing over that leftover cheesecake in

my refrigerator. I am ready to be the best that I can be, not only in my way of

thinking about my body, but also in my art and career.

Thank you all, and sorry if this is too long to read. I will write more

frequently and shorter throughout my journey.

[Guest guest]

Hello Mittyume.

 

I think it's GREAT that you've found something that works for you and fantastic

that you were actually craving something healthy for your body. Doesn't it feel

sooo good?? I guess with summer coming up all of a lot of us have a towards

motivation of putting on that swimsuit and enjoying the day with friends and/or

family. I feel exactly the same way.

 

 

I just wanted you to know that you are an inspiration for me tonight. :-) I have

been feeling a bit blue and discouraged and you gave me a huge dose of

inspiration.

 

 I wish that i had discovered something at the age of 23 which could have

helped me to overcome my problem with weight and helped me to discover ways to

love my body better.  I would really like to help in any way that I can.

 

Thank you for the inspiration

 

From: <lsageev@...>

Subject: Re: Hello all!

weightloss

Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 11:10 AM

 

First of all, welcome! Sounds like you've made enormous progress in just a short

time with IOWL. Please continue to share these successes with us!

Here's the second thing that struck me about your post....

It's my body double!! LOL!

Actually, I was 181 lbs when I started this weight loss journey a few years

back, and my goal was 135.... But yeah, the sands of time ran to the bottom of

this hourglass when I was in my teens! :-)

I did hit my goal--even at 135 I couldn't always find pants that fit well, but

it was a lot easier.... And I did hit the point where I stopped thinking

" thunder thighs " and started thinking " J Lo butt. " LOL! OTOH, I think one of the

things that led to my regain was feeling way too thin on top. This time, I'm

working on intent setting and visualizing where I have stored energy that can be

released....

I'm now hanging out right at the top of my (our) healthy weight range. To the

point where most of the month I'm " normal " weight, and ovulation or PMS bloating

put me into " overweight " . But I think that at 43, not 23, this might be closer

to my actual goal. :-)

________________________________

From: mittyume <mittyume@...>

weightloss

Sent: Mon, May 17, 2010 9:14:57 PM

Subject: Hello all!

Hello!

Finally I brought myself up to take a leap of faith and join this community. I

am 23 years old, an art student and art enthusiast. As far as I remember I have

been overweight, to the point that I don't even know what I would look like if I

were thin!

I am about 40 pounds overweight, standing at 176 lbs at 5'7 " . Though I carry my

weight well, meaning people can never guess how heavy I really am because I have

a small frame and I am pear shaped, I am extremely self concious about my thighs

and butt. They are jiggly and full of cellulite, and the thought of going to the

beach with my friends is out if the question. My waist to hip ratio is extreme;

I have a really tiny waist and a really big butt. It almost looks cartoony. Many

people might say that's a good thing and is feminine, but I just hate it, have

always hated it, was made fun of at school when I was a kid.. I can never find

pants that fit me right, and I don't want to imagine what I must look like from

behind. Especially with underwear or swimsuit, and no, I have never worn a

bikini in my life.

I have tried many diets in my life, the one that worked the best was Dr.

Elvebakk's diet (don't know if you guys no about her, she is the inventor of the

Food Tree) in which I was not allowed to have any kind of pasta, rica, bread,

potato, corn or any kind of processed sugar. My diet was simply eggs,

vegetables, meat and fruit, which is really really healthy. But I found it soooo

difficult to continue, and I quit after losing about 14 pounds. I started eating

bread and rice and before I know it my weight jumped back up, thought I have not

fully gained it all back, I gained about 8 lbs back. I am trying to get to my

ultimate body, the body that I would be proud of. Somewhere around 130 lbs. I

want to look good and feel good and be proportionate.

I have started listening to IOWL for the past week, and I must say I am very

excited. I even lost 2 lbs in this past week! One of my biggest bafflements is

that I am not craving all the sweets and stuff that I used to crave. Here's my

eating pattern: if there's food in front of me, and its slightly delicious, it

will end up inside of my mouth within seconds. I don't binge and purge, I never

eat untill i'm physically too uncomfortable (althought I may have a couple times

in my life) and basically all I need is to eat a little less, meaning I should

crave things a little less and not obsess about the thought of eating so much.

Today I did something good. I was craving a Mcs cheezeburger, (and mind

you, i don't eat fastfood, and last Mc I ate was probably a year ago) and

I was alone. There was a Mcs infront of me. I entered and waited in line,

it was 10 am, they were only serving breakfast. When I asked if they have

hamburgers and they said no, the old me would have gotten something else from

the menu that is slightly delicious. But instead I realized that I don't want

anything other than that cheezeburger, so I thanked and walked out. Went into

jamba juice to get a smoothie for breakfast. The clerk was trying to talk me

into getting this really rich creamy smoothie and talking about how delicious it

is and what a good breakfast it makes and how it's only 250 calories and such.

Then I asked about the nutritional values and he pointed at a book. I looked

through the book and found that that smoothie might by low calorie, but it

contained about 40 grams of pure

sugar! Having done Dr. Elvebakk's Food Tree diet for such a long time, I know

that it is a terrible amount of sugar. So instead i craved something better,

notice the word; CRAVE.. I actually WANTED something that is healthier for me. I

went for a hot oatmeal without any brown sugar and with fresh bananas on top. It

was maybe a total of 140 calories all together. I walked out with that and

enjoyed it, it was not extremely delicious (oatmeal is not that great even with

sugar, and this was without any sugar!) I enjoyed most of it and when I ran out

of bananas to give it taste I threw the rest away because I was full, and didn't

want the rest of it. This is absolutely a revolutionary road for me to start

with a cheezeburger intention and end up with a sugarless oatmeal. I feel like

this program, or rather this way of thinking, is my key to release my inner

naturaly slender woman.

This experience today made me want to write to you all and share my experience.

I am very happy that I am talking about this with someone, because I am sure my

friends are sick of listening to me talk about all my different diets. This one

is between me, and you guys. It is personal, slightly secret, and all that

enjoyable. It is better than buying that Ritter sport chocolate when I am in

Walgreens, and it feels better than obsessing over that leftover cheesecake in

my refrigerator. I am ready to be the best that I can be, not only in my way of

thinking about my body, but also in my art and career.

Thank you all, and sorry if this is too long to read. I will write more

frequently and shorter throughout my journey.

[Guest guest]

I'm 23, toooo!

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 3:14 PM, e v <evergos@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hello Mittyume.

>

> I think it's GREAT that you've found something that works for you and

> fantastic that you were actually craving something healthy for your body.

> Doesn't it feel sooo good?? I guess with summer coming up all of a lot of us

> have a towards motivation of putting on that swimsuit and enjoying the day

> with friends and/or family. I feel exactly the same way.

>

>

> I just wanted you to know that you are an inspiration for me tonight. :-) I

> have been feeling a bit blue and discouraged and you gave me a huge dose of

> inspiration.

>

> I wish that i had discovered something at the age of 23 which could have

> helped me to overcome my problem with weight and helped me to discover ways

> to love my body better. I would really like to help in any way that I can.

>

> Thank you for the inspiration

>

>

>

>

>

> From: <lsageev@... <lsageev%40>>

> Subject: Re: Hello all!

> weightloss <weightloss%40>

> Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 11:10 AM

>

>

>

> First of all, welcome! Sounds like you've made enormous progress in just a

> short time with IOWL. Please continue to share these successes with us!

>

> Here's the second thing that struck me about your post....

>

> It's my body double!! LOL!

>

> Actually, I was 181 lbs when I started this weight loss journey a few years

> back, and my goal was 135.... But yeah, the sands of time ran to the bottom

> of this hourglass when I was in my teens! :-)

>

> I did hit my goal--even at 135 I couldn't always find pants that fit well,

> but it was a lot easier.... And I did hit the point where I stopped thinking

> " thunder thighs " and started thinking " J Lo butt. " LOL! OTOH, I think one of

> the things that led to my regain was feeling way too thin on top. This time,

> I'm working on intent setting and visualizing where I have stored energy

> that can be released....

>

> I'm now hanging out right at the top of my (our) healthy weight range. To

> the point where most of the month I'm " normal " weight, and ovulation or PMS

> bloating put me into " overweight " . But I think that at 43, not 23, this

> might be closer to my actual goal. :-)

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: mittyume <mittyume@... <mittyume%40>>

> weightloss <weightloss%40>

> Sent: Mon, May 17, 2010 9:14:57 PM

> Subject: Hello all!

>

> Hello!

>

> Finally I brought myself up to take a leap of faith and join this

> community. I am 23 years old, an art student and art enthusiast. As far as I

> remember I have been overweight, to the point that I don't even know what I

> would look like if I were thin!

> I am about 40 pounds overweight, standing at 176 lbs at 5'7 " . Though I

> carry my weight well, meaning people can never guess how heavy I really am

> because I have a small frame and I am pear shaped, I am extremely self

> concious about my thighs and butt. They are jiggly and full of cellulite,

> and the thought of going to the beach with my friends is out if the

> question. My waist to hip ratio is extreme; I have a really tiny waist and a

> really big butt. It almost looks cartoony. Many people might say that's a

> good thing and is feminine, but I just hate it, have always hated it, was

> made fun of at school when I was a kid.. I can never find pants that fit me

> right, and I don't want to imagine what I must look like from behind.

> Especially with underwear or swimsuit, and no, I have never worn a bikini in

> my life.

> I have tried many diets in my life, the one that worked the best was Dr.

> Elvebakk's diet (don't know if you guys no about her, she is the inventor of

> the Food Tree) in which I was not allowed to have any kind of pasta, rica,

> bread, potato, corn or any kind of processed sugar. My diet was simply eggs,

> vegetables, meat and fruit, which is really really healthy. But I found it

> soooo difficult to continue, and I quit after losing about 14 pounds. I

> started eating bread and rice and before I know it my weight jumped back up,

> thought I have not fully gained it all back, I gained about 8 lbs back. I am

> trying to get to my ultimate body, the body that I would be proud of.

> Somewhere around 130 lbs. I want to look good and feel good and be

> proportionate.

> I have started listening to IOWL for the past week, and I must say I am

> very excited. I even lost 2 lbs in this past week! One of my biggest

> bafflements is that I am not craving all the sweets and stuff that I used to

> crave. Here's my eating pattern: if there's food in front of me, and its

> slightly delicious, it will end up inside of my mouth within seconds. I

> don't binge and purge, I never eat untill i'm physically too uncomfortable

> (althought I may have a couple times in my life) and basically all I need is

> to eat a little less, meaning I should crave things a little less and not

> obsess about the thought of eating so much.

> Today I did something good. I was craving a Mcs cheezeburger, (and

> mind you, i don't eat fastfood, and last Mc I ate was probably a year

> ago) and I was alone. There was a Mcs infront of me. I entered and

> waited in line, it was 10 am, they were only serving breakfast. When I asked

> if they have hamburgers and they said no, the old me would have gotten

> something else from the menu that is slightly delicious. But instead I

> realized that I don't want anything other than that cheezeburger, so I

> thanked and walked out. Went into jamba juice to get a smoothie for

> breakfast. The clerk was trying to talk me into getting this really rich

> creamy smoothie and talking about how delicious it is and what a good

> breakfast it makes and how it's only 250 calories and such. Then I asked

> about the nutritional values and he pointed at a book. I looked through the

> book and found that that smoothie might by low calorie, but it contained

> about 40 grams of pure

> sugar! Having done Dr. Elvebakk's Food Tree diet for such a long time, I

> know that it is a terrible amount of sugar. So instead i craved something

> better, notice the word; CRAVE.. I actually WANTED something that is

> healthier for me. I went for a hot oatmeal without any brown sugar and with

> fresh bananas on top. It was maybe a total of 140 calories all together. I

> walked out with that and enjoyed it, it was not extremely delicious (oatmeal

> is not that great even with sugar, and this was without any sugar!) I

> enjoyed most of it and when I ran out of bananas to give it taste I threw

> the rest away because I was full, and didn't want the rest of it. This is

> absolutely a revolutionary road for me to start with a cheezeburger

> intention and end up with a sugarless oatmeal. I feel like this program, or

> rather this way of thinking, is my key to release my inner naturaly slender

> woman.

> This experience today made me want to write to you all and share my

> experience. I am very happy that I am talking about this with someone,

> because I am sure my friends are sick of listening to me talk about all my

> different diets. This one is between me, and you guys. It is personal,

> slightly secret, and all that enjoyable. It is better than buying that

> Ritter sport chocolate when I am in Walgreens, and it feels better than

> obsessing over that leftover cheesecake in my refrigerator. I am ready to be

> the best that I can be, not only in my way of thinking about my body, but

> also in my art and career.

>

> Thank you all, and sorry if this is too long to read. I will write more

> frequently and shorter throughout my journey.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I really like how the graduate courses are labeled exceptional education – it sounds like it covers the whole gamut. Good for you and good luck!

On 5/22/10 3:32 PM, " Dana " <danams0404@...> wrote:

Hello,

I am a student currently taking courses in ABA and joined this group to broaden my knowledge and to learn from the experiences of all of you. I live in Orlando but will be moving to ville in 3 weeks. If anyone knows of any employment or volunteer opportunities in ville I'd really appreciate the help! I can't wait to get into the field! I received my BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders and decided ABA was a better fit after taking a few graduate courses in exceptional education. I look forward to reading your stories, concerns and experiences and appreciate being let into the group!

Dana

[Guest guest]

Hi !  Welcome to the group!  Some must-haves, imo, which you can find used on Ebay:strength:  Jari Love - Get Rippedcardio: Turbo Jam - if you like dancier kickboxingyoga: Yoga Complete for Every Body

Thrift stores are a good place for videos, and Borders has coupons all the time when you sign up for their rewards program.  Better yet, go online and see what your local library has and use them for free!  A lot of people use Netflix / Kineticflix too.

Can't wait to read about your workouts!

 

hi everyone. just wanted to introduce myself. my name is amanda im 24 and live in nj. i dont have much time to go to the gym, but really want to tone my body, im not looking for serious muscle just some flattening and all around toning. im about 125lbs, 5'2, and feeling a little flabby.. generally i eat pretty healthy and try to stretch often. i have all day wednesdays and about an hour every remaining weekday. i cant spend a lot of cash on stuff. i was just wondering what everyone suggests as efficient workouts??

[Guest guest]

Hi !  Welcome to the group!  Some must-haves, imo, which you can find used on Ebay:strength:  Jari Love - Get Rippedcardio: Turbo Jam - if you like dancier kickboxingyoga: Yoga Complete for Every Body

Thrift stores are a good place for videos, and Borders has coupons all the time when you sign up for their rewards program.  Better yet, go online and see what your local library has and use them for free!  A lot of people use Netflix / Kineticflix too.

Can't wait to read about your workouts!

 

hi everyone. just wanted to introduce myself. my name is amanda im 24 and live in nj. i dont have much time to go to the gym, but really want to tone my body, im not looking for serious muscle just some flattening and all around toning. im about 125lbs, 5'2, and feeling a little flabby.. generally i eat pretty healthy and try to stretch often. i have all day wednesdays and about an hour every remaining weekday. i cant spend a lot of cash on stuff. i was just wondering what everyone suggests as efficient workouts??

[Guest guest]

Hi !  Welcome to the group!  Some must-haves, imo, which you can find used on Ebay:strength:  Jari Love - Get Rippedcardio: Turbo Jam - if you like dancier kickboxingyoga: Yoga Complete for Every Body

Thrift stores are a good place for videos, and Borders has coupons all the time when you sign up for their rewards program.  Better yet, go online and see what your local library has and use them for free!  A lot of people use Netflix / Kineticflix too.

Can't wait to read about your workouts!

 

hi everyone. just wanted to introduce myself. my name is amanda im 24 and live in nj. i dont have much time to go to the gym, but really want to tone my body, im not looking for serious muscle just some flattening and all around toning. im about 125lbs, 5'2, and feeling a little flabby.. generally i eat pretty healthy and try to stretch often. i have all day wednesdays and about an hour every remaining weekday. i cant spend a lot of cash on stuff. i was just wondering what everyone suggests as efficient workouts??

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hi amanda, i am originally from jersey(jersey shore let me tell its getting harder to admit that these days LOL)but i live in VA now.i am a little shorter then you and about 10 lbs more.i fall more into trying to lose body fat and build lean muscle mass(not bodybuilders b/c i won't even get into what they really use since women can't get that large) all while building strength and trying to live pain free(past injuries)pilates are great overall as well as yoga. no equipment usually need(sometimes they call for 3lb hand weights). cardio is great, like laura suggested turbo jam b/c kickboxing really shapes and tones but turbo jam is really fun too. def. try netflix and try all types of workouts that might not require a lot of equipment(not sure if you have any but thrift stores and

play it again sports usually reasonable). i mix yoga/pilates in with harder style kettlebells and weight lifting as well as kickboxing,running and occasionally i try to throw a dance, step or hi-lo workout in there too. i hope you post your workouts and check out some ideas from others! KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelle

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hi amanda, i am originally from jersey(jersey shore let me tell its getting harder to admit that these days LOL)but i live in VA now.i am a little shorter then you and about 10 lbs more.i fall more into trying to lose body fat and build lean muscle mass(not bodybuilders b/c i won't even get into what they really use since women can't get that large) all while building strength and trying to live pain free(past injuries)pilates are great overall as well as yoga. no equipment usually need(sometimes they call for 3lb hand weights). cardio is great, like laura suggested turbo jam b/c kickboxing really shapes and tones but turbo jam is really fun too. def. try netflix and try all types of workouts that might not require a lot of equipment(not sure if you have any but thrift stores and

play it again sports usually reasonable). i mix yoga/pilates in with harder style kettlebells and weight lifting as well as kickboxing,running and occasionally i try to throw a dance, step or hi-lo workout in there too. i hope you post your workouts and check out some ideas from others! KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelle

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hi amanda, i am originally from jersey(jersey shore let me tell its getting harder to admit that these days LOL)but i live in VA now.i am a little shorter then you and about 10 lbs more.i fall more into trying to lose body fat and build lean muscle mass(not bodybuilders b/c i won't even get into what they really use since women can't get that large) all while building strength and trying to live pain free(past injuries)pilates are great overall as well as yoga. no equipment usually need(sometimes they call for 3lb hand weights). cardio is great, like laura suggested turbo jam b/c kickboxing really shapes and tones but turbo jam is really fun too. def. try netflix and try all types of workouts that might not require a lot of equipment(not sure if you have any but thrift stores and

play it again sports usually reasonable). i mix yoga/pilates in with harder style kettlebells and weight lifting as well as kickboxing,running and occasionally i try to throw a dance, step or hi-lo workout in there too. i hope you post your workouts and check out some ideas from others! KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelle

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Wow, Kassia - you look taller in your pictures! So you and are around the same height!

I'm just under 5'6" - but I have a small frame/small bones. Definately an candidate for osteoporosis - take my calcium and vitamin D....exercise, etc. all in the hopes of avoiding it.

Oh - has anyone heard that prunes not only help prevent bone loss but help build it? I need to research that - someone told me that a couple of weeks ago.

Take care -

Donna

Subject: Re: hello all!To: exercisevideos Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 6:12 PM

5foot. i teeter between 135-145 range. i bloat VERY easily esp. TOM. but my personal best look was when i was 135,that was before i stressed with my job. now i can be stressed with school except i don't have to sit in class as long and plenty of place to take a walk(including to see dh at the kitchen and their fabulous salad bar and flavored water fountains,like a soda station but with plain and flavored waters)

KASSIA

LDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother, student,kettlebe lle

From: <volleyjen0416@ yahoo.com>To: exercisevideos@ yahoogroups. comSent: Thu, August 5, 2010 6:06:05 PMSubject: Re: hello all!

Kassia, how tall are you? I'm shorter than too! Jen-

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Wow, Kassia - you look taller in your pictures! So you and are around the same height!

I'm just under 5'6" - but I have a small frame/small bones. Definately an candidate for osteoporosis - take my calcium and vitamin D....exercise, etc. all in the hopes of avoiding it.

Oh - has anyone heard that prunes not only help prevent bone loss but help build it? I need to research that - someone told me that a couple of weeks ago.

Take care -

Donna

Subject: Re: hello all!To: exercisevideos Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 6:12 PM

5foot. i teeter between 135-145 range. i bloat VERY easily esp. TOM. but my personal best look was when i was 135,that was before i stressed with my job. now i can be stressed with school except i don't have to sit in class as long and plenty of place to take a walk(including to see dh at the kitchen and their fabulous salad bar and flavored water fountains,like a soda station but with plain and flavored waters)

KASSIA

LDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother, student,kettlebe lle

From: <volleyjen0416@ yahoo.com>To: exercisevideos@ yahoogroups. comSent: Thu, August 5, 2010 6:06:05 PMSubject: Re: hello all!

Kassia, how tall are you? I'm shorter than too! Jen-

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Wow, Kassia - you look taller in your pictures! So you and are around the same height!

I'm just under 5'6" - but I have a small frame/small bones. Definately an candidate for osteoporosis - take my calcium and vitamin D....exercise, etc. all in the hopes of avoiding it.

Oh - has anyone heard that prunes not only help prevent bone loss but help build it? I need to research that - someone told me that a couple of weeks ago.

Take care -

Donna

Subject: Re: hello all!To: exercisevideos Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 6:12 PM

5foot. i teeter between 135-145 range. i bloat VERY easily esp. TOM. but my personal best look was when i was 135,that was before i stressed with my job. now i can be stressed with school except i don't have to sit in class as long and plenty of place to take a walk(including to see dh at the kitchen and their fabulous salad bar and flavored water fountains,like a soda station but with plain and flavored waters)

KASSIA

LDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother, student,kettlebe lle

From: <volleyjen0416@ yahoo.com>To: exercisevideos@ yahoogroups. comSent: Thu, August 5, 2010 6:06:05 PMSubject: Re: hello all!

Kassia, how tall are you? I'm shorter than too! Jen-

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LOL i wish donna. i am a shortie, get no respect for it at times. haven't heard that deal with the prunes i should look that up. i am not one for prunes but dried prunes are okay with me. KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelle

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LOL i wish donna. i am a shortie, get no respect for it at times. haven't heard that deal with the prunes i should look that up. i am not one for prunes but dried prunes are okay with me. KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelle

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LOL i wish donna. i am a shortie, get no respect for it at times. haven't heard that deal with the prunes i should look that up. i am not one for prunes but dried prunes are okay with me. KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelle

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meant to say not one for prune juice but i like that dried fruit.KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelleTo: exercisevideos Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 7:20:33 AMSubject: Re: hello all!

LOL i wish donna. i am a shortie, get no respect for it at times. haven't heard that deal with the prunes i should look that up. i am not one for prunes but dried prunes are okay with me. KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelle

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meant to say not one for prune juice but i like that dried fruit.KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelleTo: exercisevideos Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 7:20:33 AMSubject: Re: hello all!

LOL i wish donna. i am a shortie, get no respect for it at times. haven't heard that deal with the prunes i should look that up. i am not one for prunes but dried prunes are okay with me. KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelle

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meant to say not one for prune juice but i like that dried fruit.KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelleTo: exercisevideos Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 7:20:33 AMSubject: Re: hello all!

LOL i wish donna. i am a shortie, get no respect for it at times. haven't heard that deal with the prunes i should look that up. i am not one for prunes but dried prunes are okay with me. KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelle

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thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions... i decided to start out with

following bodyrocktv.com, did my first workout last night and man i didnt

realize how out of shape i was.. i thought this would be an easy start out and

my legs are kiiiling me!!! ha ha guess im gonna need more warm up than i

thought, so im taking a day off today, then back to it tomorrow.. eventually i

plan to (when i get more used to it again) to light weight train one day then

pilates the next etc.. and nancy, yeah i use freecycle too.. i actuall got 2

sets of light weights the other day form an awesome freecycler!! well ill keep

you all updated.. thanks for the support =D

>

> hi everyone. just wanted to introduce myself. my name is amanda im 24 and live

in nj. i dont have much time to go to the gym, but really want to tone my body,

im not looking for serious muscle just some flattening and all around toning. im

about 125lbs, 5'2, and feeling a little flabby.. generally i eat pretty healthy

and try to stretch often. i have all day wednesdays and about an hour every

remaining weekday. i cant spend a lot of cash on stuff. i was just wondering

what everyone suggests as efficient workouts??

>

[Guest guest]

thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions... i decided to start out with

following bodyrocktv.com, did my first workout last night and man i didnt

realize how out of shape i was.. i thought this would be an easy start out and

my legs are kiiiling me!!! ha ha guess im gonna need more warm up than i

thought, so im taking a day off today, then back to it tomorrow.. eventually i

plan to (when i get more used to it again) to light weight train one day then

pilates the next etc.. and nancy, yeah i use freecycle too.. i actuall got 2

sets of light weights the other day form an awesome freecycler!! well ill keep

you all updated.. thanks for the support =D

>

> hi everyone. just wanted to introduce myself. my name is amanda im 24 and live

in nj. i dont have much time to go to the gym, but really want to tone my body,

im not looking for serious muscle just some flattening and all around toning. im

about 125lbs, 5'2, and feeling a little flabby.. generally i eat pretty healthy

and try to stretch often. i have all day wednesdays and about an hour every

remaining weekday. i cant spend a lot of cash on stuff. i was just wondering

what everyone suggests as efficient workouts??

>

[Guest guest]

thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions... i decided to start out with

following bodyrocktv.com, did my first workout last night and man i didnt

realize how out of shape i was.. i thought this would be an easy start out and

my legs are kiiiling me!!! ha ha guess im gonna need more warm up than i

thought, so im taking a day off today, then back to it tomorrow.. eventually i

plan to (when i get more used to it again) to light weight train one day then

pilates the next etc.. and nancy, yeah i use freecycle too.. i actuall got 2

sets of light weights the other day form an awesome freecycler!! well ill keep

you all updated.. thanks for the support =D

>

> hi everyone. just wanted to introduce myself. my name is amanda im 24 and live

in nj. i dont have much time to go to the gym, but really want to tone my body,

im not looking for serious muscle just some flattening and all around toning. im

about 125lbs, 5'2, and feeling a little flabby.. generally i eat pretty healthy

and try to stretch often. i have all day wednesdays and about an hour every

remaining weekday. i cant spend a lot of cash on stuff. i was just wondering

what everyone suggests as efficient workouts??

>

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she does some very intense bodyweight stuff. i like her for kettlebell workout ideas. don't particularly care for all the ahem angles of filming but they are good workouts. KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelleTo: exercisevideos Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 6:48:37 PMSubject: Re: hello all!thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions... i decided to start out with following bodyrocktv.com, did my first workout last night and man i didnt realize how out of shape i was.. i thought this would be an easy start out and my legs are kiiiling me!!! ha ha guess im gonna need more warm up than i thought, so im taking a day off today, then back to it tomorrow.. eventually i plan to (when i get more used to it again) to light weight train one day then pilates the next etc.. and nancy, yeah i use freecycle too.. i actuall got 2 sets of light

weights the other day form an awesome freecycler!! well ill keep you all updated.. thanks for the support =D

[Guest guest]

she does some very intense bodyweight stuff. i like her for kettlebell workout ideas. don't particularly care for all the ahem angles of filming but they are good workouts. KASSIALDY_SOLANA'S WEBPAGEwife,mother,student,kettlebelleTo: exercisevideos Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 6:48:37 PMSubject: Re: hello all!thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions... i decided to start out with following bodyrocktv.com, did my first workout last night and man i didnt realize how out of shape i was.. i thought this would be an easy start out and my legs are kiiiling me!!! ha ha guess im gonna need more warm up than i thought, so im taking a day off today, then back to it tomorrow.. eventually i plan to (when i get more used to it again) to light weight train one day then pilates the next etc.. and nancy, yeah i use freecycle too.. i actuall got 2 sets of light

weights the other day form an awesome freecycler!! well ill keep you all updated.. thanks for the support =D